Hose bracket



Oct; 12 1926. 1,602,739

s. P. WRIGHT HOSE'BRACKET Filed April 13, 1925 INVENTOR ATTORNEYPatented Oct. 12, 1926.

s'rnwaar 1. WRIGHT, OF'SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

HOSE BRACKET- Application filed April 13, 1925. Serial No. 22,619. Y

The invention is a rack for supporting a hose or the like which willreadily release the coils of the hose as it is pulled outwardv Theobject of the invention is to provide a hose rack from which the hosemay readily be withdrawn.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hose rack, which willautomatically release the coils of the hose.

And a further object of the invention is to provide a hose bracket of asimple and economical construction.

\Vith these ends in view, the invention embodies a bracket havingangular shaped side members, rods in the members, lugs slidable on thebar in one of the members and resiliently held by springs at each end,bars slidable on the rod in the other member and freely held in openingsin the lugs and an other bar held in a latch at the outer end of thebracket.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description, taken in connection with the drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a side view of the rack wit-h part broken away.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the rack with a portion ofthe hub broken away.

Figure 3 is an end view of the outer end of the rack.

Figure 4 is a cross section through the rack.

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the inner part of the outer end showingthe socket of the latch.

In the drawings I have shown my device as it would be constructedwherein numeral 1 indicates the frame, numeral 2 the lugs and numeral 3the bars upon which the hose is hung.

The frame 1 may be constructed as shown with angle shaped bars 4 and 5at the sides, a hub 6 at the inner end and a bar 7 forming a tie at theouter end. Although the design shown is preferable, the frame may bemade of any suitable design and arranged in any suitable manner. Theframe shown is supported in a bracket 8 which may also be of anysuitable design and attached to a wall or the like in any suitablemanner.

The lugs 2 are slidably mounted on a bar 9, which is held in the frameas shown in Figure 2 and which is also provided with springs 10 and 11for resiliently holding the is desired lugs together. Each lug isprovided with an opening .12 in which the ends of the bars 3 may be heldas shown in Figure 2. At the Outer end of the bar 9 is a small cross bar13 which has a loop 14 by which it is held on the bar and which extendsacross the frame to a socket 15 in the member 5 as shown in Figures 3and 5. The free end of the rod 13 is normally held in the socket 15 by aprojection 16 as shown in Figure 5 and the outer end of the hose will besupported on this bar. It will be observed that when it to remove thehose it will merely be necessary to raise this bar slightly so that thehose may be freed. The bar 13 is frictionally held against the end ofthe frame by the spring 10 which bears against a washer 17 and this inturn holds the loop 14 of the bar 13.

The bars 3, which are provided with loops 18 at one end are freely heldupon a rod 19 in the frame and adjacent the member 5 as shown in Figure4 and the opposite ends of the bars 8 are held in the openings 12 andthe lugs 2 as hereinbefore described. It will be observed that as anoutward pressure is placed against the bars 3 individually they willcompress the spring 10 and force the preceding lug away from the Inholding the bar so that the bar will be free to slide out of the openingand thereby release the loop of the hose hanging thereon.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the constructionwithout departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changesmay be in the design of the lugs, another may be in the design of thebars 3 and still another may be in the use of other means forresiliently holding the lugs 2.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription. To use the device, the rack may be assembled as shown inFigure 1 with the loops of the hose hanging on the bars 3 and it will beobserved that when it is desired to quickly remove the hose, the bar 13may readily be removed by -pulling upward on the outer end of the hoseand then the remainder of the hose will immediately be released, oneloop at a time, as the hose is drawn outward. At the same time. thesprings 10 and 11 will normally hold the lugs 2 together, so that thehose will be rigidly held until it is pulled outward and the outer endreleased.

the lugs together, and another transverse bar pivotally mounted on oneof the former bars at one end and freely resting in a socket at theother.

2. In a rack for a hose or the like, a suitable frame, a plurality oftransverse bars freely pivoted at one end and a plurality of resilientlyheld notched lugs slidably mount- 1 1 k ed on a rod for holding the freeends of the transverse bars.

STEXVART P. WRIGHT.

